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Bah
Not to be a whiner, but being sick sucks.
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Remembrances
Regardless of my personal beliefs on the validity of the current conflicts the U.S. is engaged in overseas and domestically, today is a day to pause and remember those people who lost their lives on September 11th, and all those who have lost their lives in human conflict, no matter what their nationality.
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Iai-jutsu
The Eishin-ryu Iai-jutsu I'm training in is proving a nice complement to my aikido, but the terminology is just different enough to be bothersome. It's also interesting to see the waza variants since they're so similar to aikido.
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I just woke up from a dream about my friend Livia. She was an amazing person and I cherish the memories of the things we got to experience together. She drowned in a kayak race in the Rockies some years ago. I wasn't even in the country at the time, but I was told later that her kayak flipped and she got wedged between some rocks upside down in the ( Read more... ) -
What's going on
OK, so the home renovations are almost complete. I've finished the basement, including the new home theater. We've had people over a few times and they've all really enjoyed watching movies. Who wouldn't? The screen is 9 feet wide! :)
Now that it's over with my renovation tasks are minimal, weekend-installation things (other than the master bathroom ( Read more... ) -
Feeling better
I've managed to clean the sword and get a shower in. We still have running water so that's a good thing. I feel a lot better, although I don't really want to look at the - thing - on the back deck.
I've decided I need to try and get into town. Wakefield's only 8 minutes from here in the truck, and I have a full tank of gas. I can hit the major ( Read more... ) -
Trying to contact people
I finally thought of contacting people I know to see how they're doing and how things are where they are. Duh - I could kick myself for not thinking of it sooner.
I tried using Yahoo IM to get in touch with Steve in L.A. but he didn't answer. He's always connected, so he must still be asleep. It's only 6:15am on the west coast and I know he sleeps ( Read more... ) -
It's done
It was easier than I thought, and harder too. I came out of the garage back door and he had his back to me. He actually moved slower than I expected. One single shomenuchi and the katana went straight in. I guess my sensei wasn't kidding when he said the blade was razor sharp. He dropped where he stood and hasn't moved since. That was 10 minutes ( Read more... ) -
How do you kill something that's already dead?
Damn, I'm glad I read the zombie survival guide last fall. I laughed my way through it, but now it makes a lot of sense. I've been reading what I can find on the net (this seems to be a good summary of what's been going on) and it sounds like the guide got it pretty much right. Hit them in the front of the head, or crush their head with something ( Read more... )